Absolutely French
There’s something delightfully je ne sais quoi, about being French. It’s their musical language and wonderful accent and the French people’s hedonistic pursuit of life’s pleasures. Their love of fine food, wine and fashion defines them. They are a stylish people devoted to the cult of appearance, who relish in that sense of joie de vivre and a culture of romance, seduction and sex. Chic French style is stamped on everything from fashion to the luxury goods industry, and Provincial interior design to l’art de la table.
In many ways the very Catholic French society is the antithesis of Australia’s own practical Protestant work ethic, the yoke under which most war babies and boomers were raised. So, we can learn much from the French code of romantic behaviour, about sophisticated fine living, about appreciation of art, literature and cuisine, not forgetting seductive French music and the oldest film industry. And while we adore the glamorous lives of the Parisian bourgeoisie which lures us to visit, the fabric of French society is still an intricate patchwork of small villages in glorious rural France. We Francophiles simply want to tap into this refined, romantic way of life. I have travelled that road before you and have much to impart in my blog Absolutely French. It will offer a pot pourri of all things French and I welcome your comments and input.
Tags: francophile litterature, french culture
absolutely french | nadine 09/05/2010
2 Comments to “Absolutely French”
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By Elsa Leonor AcuñaRozanes, 16/05/2010 @ 11:43 pm
Dear Nadine, I share with you this “Passion Française”. I went to Paris when I was 18 years old, a long, long time ago and I fell in love for ever. Then as you I was married a french man!!! “Le charme”, “la joie de vivre” ,” le coup de foudre” and also all that you describe very well in your article,are the magic ingredients of a fantastic recipe that, I suggest, every body had taste to enjoy of life.Congratulations for your beautiful site, specially for this”Absolutly French”
By Alain Rozanes, 17/05/2010 @ 9:07 am
Dear nadine, As french man I feel very proud to discover in your site, a place where you shaw our culture, meal,etc. I’m feel very Australian now because I live in Adelaide Sa, for 30 years, but I continous to do the rituals as french good meals and excellents wines that we like share with our friends. I think that Australians wines are excellents and I have a cellar at home with more 300 bottles of French Chanpagne, French wines, fantastic Australians wines and also some beautiful Argentinian red wines, because my wife is an argentinian woman . Congratulations for your site. Alain